Excerpt from Report of the Cochituate Water Board to the City Council of Boston, for the Year 1859
It is believed that the Works were never in a con dition so safe and efficient as at the present time.
The past year, 1859, has been crowded with import ant events and undertakings relating to the subject matter of the Water Works. The breach in the aqueduct at Needham, the raising of Lake Cochituate, the quieting of the claim of meadow owners on Sud bury River, and the laying of the new main from Brookline to Boston, all important transactions, and worthy special notice in this Report.
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